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Greatest Cards of All-Time, What's Your Opinion?

CyphilissbCyphilissb Posts: 250
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I know this question has been asked before, but not specifically in this manner, so could all interested board members please respond to this question;

What are the Greatest Cards in each era (pre-war,vintage,modern) in the following catagories?

Baseball
Basketball
Football
Hockey
Misc

i.e. I think everyone will say t206 wagner and 52 mantle for pre-war and vintage baseball respectively.

I think that this would make an awsome set, and an even better display piece if anyone could complete it. Ill give my opinion now,

Pre-War
B - t206 Wagner
bkb - n/a?
fb - 1933 sport kings jim thorpe
hky - n/a?
misc - sport kings babe didrickson

vintage
b - 52 mantle
bkb - 48 mikan
fb - 65 namath or 58 brown
hky - 51 howe
misc - i have no idea

modern
b - no clue
bkb - 86 jordan
fb - got me
hky - 79 gretzky
misc - 96 si tiger woods?

ok your turn.
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LOS ANGELES DODGERS BASEBALL
NEW YORK RANGERS HOCKEY
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OKLAHOMA SOONERS BASKETBALL

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  • theBobstheBobs Posts: 1,136 ✭✭
    Pre-war -- 1888 N162 Goodwin Champions Cap Anson
    Vintage -- 1954 Wilson Franks Ted Williams
    Modern -- 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson
    Where have you gone Dave Vargha
    CU turns its lonely eyes to you
    What's the you say, Mrs Robinson
    Vargha bucks have left and gone away?

    hey hey hey
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  • 19541954 Posts: 2,902 ✭✭✭
    prewar- 1914 Joe Jackson
    vintage- 1954 Wilson Ted Williams
    modern-1973 Topps #1 Alltime Homerun King (Aaron, Mays, Ruth)

    1954
    Looking for high grade rookie cards and unopened boxes/cases
  • kobykoby Posts: 1,699 ✭✭
    PREWAR

    1915 M101-5 Babe Ruth

    VINTAGE

    1967 Topps Test Stand Up Mickey Mantle

    MODERN

    1996 Topps Chrome Refractor Kobe Bryant
  • robstarrobstar Posts: 262 ✭
    Based solely on eye appeal :

    Pre war

    Baseball : 1914 Cracker Jack Shoeless Joe Jackson
    Hockey : 1910 C56 Art Ross
    Football : 1935 National Chicle Bronko Nagurski
    Misc : Any Bobby Jones Golf card.

    Vintage

    Baseball 1954 Bowman Ted Williams
    Football 1965 Topps Namath
    Hockey 1963 Parkhurst Gordie Howe
    Basketball 1970 Topps Pete Maravich



    Rob...
    Collecting PSA Vintage Hockey
  • yawie99yawie99 Posts: 2,575 ✭✭✭
    pre-war hockey does exist. i'd say the '11-12 c55 georges vezina or the '23-24 wm. paterson/v145-1 howie morenz would be the top two cards from that era - outside of a couple of insane rarities.

    as for vintage hockey, i can't argue with a gordie howe rc, but i'd certainly add the '58-59 topps bobby hull rookie to a list of the greatest cards ever. it's a beautiful card that's very difficult in high grade.

    and for all sports, i think i'd set up a 'tweener category for cards produced from roughly the mid '60s to the early '70s - mainly so we can add more cards to the list. in hockey, a '66-67 topps bobby orr rc would fit that category very well.
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  • robstarrobstar Posts: 262 ✭
    Steve.

    Thanks for adding the -

    Tweener category: 1971 - 72 OPC Ken Dryden RC


    Rob...
    Collecting PSA Vintage Hockey
  • 1420sports1420sports Posts: 3,473 ✭✭✭
    Based on eye appeal and sentiment

    1933 Goudey Ruth
    1954 Red Heart Mantle
    1979 Burger King Pete Rose
    collecting various PSA and SGC cards
  • JasP24JasP24 Posts: 4,645 ✭✭✭
    Since i'm a football only guy, I really can't say for the other sports. For football it's pretty easy.

    1935 Chicle Bronco Nagurski
    1965 Topps Joe Namath

    Not just on eye appeal or overall value, but the mystic behind each of these cards make them THE card of the vintage and modern football eras.

    JasP24
    I'm here to question, not to inspire or build up. To live how I want, as I see fit,
    according to my values and my needs. Nothing holds dominion over me, I stand alone as the ruler of my life.
  • goodriddance189goodriddance189 Posts: 2,388 ✭✭
    for vintage hockey, either the 1911 c55 vezina or the 24-25 maple crispette sprague cleghorn. like the goudey nap lajioe, it was one of the first "chase" cards. in fact, if anyone knows where a scan of this card online can be found, please let me know. i have never seen it.

  • brucemobrucemo Posts: 358 ✭
    Whenever someone starts this thread, we end up with a giant list of high-dollar cards of HOF'ers.

    The stuff is on everyone's list because it is good, but I'm still disturbed by these lists. The Wagner, for instance, wouldn't be on anyone's list if it wasn't a famous rarity. Most of the people who list this card only list this card because they know something about cards, and they know that they are supposed to covet that card.

    This kind of thing ends up being a popularity contest. Everyone has their "best" list, and if you intersect all of them, the cards that end up on the combined list are the cards that everyone has heard of and has some vague appreciation for.

    Things that are populare are often popular because they are good, but really, so what? If 90% of people like the '52 Topps Mantle, big deal. An undue interest in the "best" this or that is the mark of a shallow person. I guess what I mean is that if you are interested in something *really*, the "best" is never enough. You have to be able to find pleasure in dealing with aspects of the field that are not *objectively* best, but which give you the more pleasure in aggregate. You can't watch "Gone with the Wind" over and over and over while reading only "Hamlet" and listening to Beethoven's 9th. You can, but I wouldn't want to have a conversation with you about movies, plays, or music.

    bruce
    Collecting '52 Bowman, '53 Bowman B&W, and '56 Topps, in PSA-7.
    Website: http://www.brucemo.com
    Email: brucemo@seanet.com
  • purelyPSApurelyPSA Posts: 712 ✭✭
    I'd say I'd take the '61 Mantle as my favorite card. That's a fantastic picture of Mantle in his prime. As for a lesser "player", I always thought Shane Mack's three cards from '91 to '93 that all show him sliding headfirst into third base were pretty cool.
  • crazysccrazysc Posts: 291 ✭
    Agree with Bruce, such a question always needs to be qualified. What does "great" mean? Cool? Expensive? Interesting (i.e. story behind them?) Important in terms of hobby significance? That's what I thought when I saw Joe Orlando's book - I can't argue that a 14 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson is more important than a 83 Topps Traded Darryl Strawberry, but one was one of the hobby's early pillarstones, the other was not. Or the Vince Lombardi HOLO, UD Reggie Jackson Auto'd insert, etc. So much more important...

    If I had to pick a few cards though, I'd include:

    Old Judge Anson in Uniform
    Obak Joe Jackson
    Baltimore News Babe Ruth
    Chickle Nagurski (only baseball one on the list I've owned)
    Dice Game Mantle (67 Stand Up is close)
    Felt Joe Paterno (owned two of these)
    All the Topps test issues cards from 68 basketball
    Don't really care enough about the others to worry, though the Sport Kings Jones is good if a little easier than the other cards on the list)
    Why do I get the feeling, that some cards are worth money, while others are not?
  • mrc32mrc32 Posts: 604 ✭
    Pre-War: No clue...
    Vintage: 1954 Topps Wally Moon (I love the one eye-brow)
    Modern:1984 Donruss Don Mattingly...I don't own it but it was the holy grail of cards for many years and still one the coolest looking out there.

    I like my #1 Current Finest 1911 T-205 Gold Borders Set! image
  • CyphilissbCyphilissb Posts: 250
    response to bruce and crazysc,
    I understand your point, but to specify what I mean by best would defeat the whole purpose of the question. If i wanted to know what the most valueable cards in the world were i would just check the auction catalogs, i want to know what you guys think are the best cards using your rules and definitions, whatever they may be.

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    OKLAHOMA SOONERS FOOTBALL
    LOS ANGELES DODGERS BASEBALL
    NEW YORK RANGERS HOCKEY
    DETRIOT LIONS FOOTBALL
    OKLAHOMA SOONERS BASKETBALL
  • jackstrawjackstraw Posts: 3,773 ✭✭✭
    trying to find a scan of the lajoie i came across this website. when your buried in 2 feet of snow its pretty cool to look at.
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  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭
    Neal:

    I love your choice of the 1979 Burger King Pete Rose. As a Philadelphia Phillies collector -- this is the first card that brings Pete's Glory Days with the Philadelphia Phillies to life for me...
    I am actively buying MIKE SCHMIDT gem mint baseball cards. Also looking for any 19th century cabinets of Philadephia Nationals. Please PM with additional details.
  • mcastaldimcastaldi Posts: 1,235 ✭✭✭
    Bruce> Some of my favorite cards based on eye appeal are from 78T - specifically many of the Rangers and Blue Jays players. The shots are generally very stunning to me visually. Most of the cards from the Rangers players are taken at Yankee Stadium and clearly shows the facade in the background. When the cards are just right, the blues and reds are very rich and vibrant. The Blue Jays are similar, but the orange border tends to set off those light blue unis in a very cool way.

    Also. . .most of the Yankees cards from 78T are VERY nice action shots - which makes them pretty tough to find with both saturated color and very good focus. This goes for most of the Astros cards as well - all that orange image

    My other "super-cool card" has always been the 72T Carew - with the guy behind him playing golf with the bat and ball.

    Mike
    So full of action, my name should be a verb.
  • downgoesfrazierdowngoesfrazier Posts: 1,515 ✭✭
    This is why I love Castaldi...THIS guy collects for pure love of it. I dig the '78 Doug Ault (I call it Munson in action). My favorites are too numerous to list. Yeah, I'd be on a '52 Mick like ants on a snickers, but how cool is the '71 Vida or '77 Fidrych or my personal all-time favorite card #200 1978 Reggie...gorgeous. Don't even get me started on 77's & 78's...
  • z2345z2345 Posts: 92 ✭
    The list has not been as predictable as some might of have imagined. I am always interested in what is on the wishlist for other collectors especially in areas in which I have little knowledge. Here are my choices.

    E90-1 Joe Jackson
    E107s
    1961 Dice Game Mantle, Mays, Musial, etc.
    1967 Standups
    1968 Test Basketball




  • LJB17LJB17 Posts: 252 ✭✭
    1420 has some excellent choices as always. I tend to like some of the subsets and test sets. 54 Red Heart, 71 Greatest moments, 77 cloth and the Deckle edge sets are high on my list. I also like the 61 and 70 all star subsets.

    We definitely need to mention 53 Reese.

    As for the more modern sets, I like the Dimond Kings! I guess I am snubbing the commons, but the proof is in the pudding.
    Looking for 77 cloth 9s and 10s.
    54 Red Hearts
    and now 64 Stand ups
  • murcerfanmurcerfan Posts: 2,329 ✭✭
    Some of the favorites in my collection:
    1912 T227 Home Run Baker
    1937 OPC Joe DiMaggio
    1951 Current All-Stars Phil Rizzuto (also Kell and Kiner)
    1951 Connie Mack All-Stars Lou Gehrig (also Ruth)
    1953 Glendale Meats Harvey Kuenn
    1953 Stahl-Meyer Mantle
    1954 Wilson Franks Campenella
    1954 Stahl-Meyer Hodges and Snider
    1955 Stahl-Meyer Dusty Rhodes
    1968 Topps 3-d Boog Powell
    1971 Topps Greatest Moments Bobby Murcer (player and set are all-time favorites)
    1974 Topps Deckle Edge Thurman Munson (also the Ryan and Fisk)
    1936-37 OPC Hockey Howie Morenz
    1962 Topps Football Johnny Unitas
  • z2345z2345 Posts: 92 ✭
    Is the 1937 OPC the rookie card or is it the 1936 World Wide Gum?

    In any event, that is one great card. Did you purchase the mint copy from BMW?
  • murcerfanmurcerfan Posts: 2,329 ✭✭
    the rookie card debate really has no bearing on my enjoyment of the card.
    If I owned a '36 wwg , or a '38 goudey or the '35 premium I would probably still like this one better. I have had mine for years and had sgc slab it at the cleveland national (it recieved a 5).
    The '37 OPC's that BMW has are outrageous (condition & price)
  • LuxuryWinesLuxuryWines Posts: 737 ✭
    PREWAR

    1936 Goudey - Hank Greenbeg

    Vintage

    1951 Bowman - Ted Williams

    Modern-

    1990 Score BO Jackson
    Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... it's about learning to dance in the rain.
  • mrc32mrc32 Posts: 604 ✭
    ahhh Bo Jackson...That brings back the ole days!
    I like my #1 Current Finest 1911 T-205 Gold Borders Set! image
  • WabittwaxWabittwax Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭
    Yeah!!! I remember the Bo Jackson card. That has to truely be one of the greatest cards of all time.
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